Responsibility is the biggest story

I have been told repeatedly that the purpose of media is to represent fact. Just represent something? Are there any media moguls and news reporters who really put themselves into the news until everything comes to a good and acceptable conclusion. As far as I am concerned, I only see mere news report and in the course of my special interest in news, I have never seen any TV channels, newspapers and to name but a few that do follow up events or situations. Take the explosion of the Longan Processing Factory in Sanpathong District, for example. You might know this event well and I personally have long known the situation extremely well as my house was affected or collapsed by the explosion of the factory. Most newspapers reported that there was the explosion of a factory and the government under Mr Chuan Leekpai’s administration helped the villagers already. At that time I couldn’t stifle my laughter with sadness because no one knew the fact, even news reporters! Local political corruption was widespread throughout the district. 3% of donated money was wanted (stolen) by many blood suckers. There were only a few times that the explosion was reported through newspapers and TV channels. News never represents the conclusion of the event, not to mention the corruption. Thus, I think that media must join hands with responsibility.
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Have you ever felt like some news is being reported too much? Have you ever felt like you have heard or read this news five or ten times already? Have you ever felt like you don’t want to hear or see it anymore but it still exist? I have experienced all this feeling recently when the “Jatukarm-Ramathep” amulet began to produce and when Pharadorn engaged to Natalie.
These are the cases of “Information Bombardment” in Thailand. In Jatukarm case, we have heard news about every event involve with the Amulet from every channel of media in Thailand. And some of that event, I think, was so insignificant. For example, a man ‘wears Jatukarm amulet’ was shot and wounded by unknown gunman. This was reported in the front page of a local newspaper. If he didn’t wear the amulet, will this news be printed on the front page? The other case is Paradon and Natalie. The news of their engagement has been reported over and over again in every channel in Thailand. At the day this information was used to bombard peoples of Thailand, we heard and saw their names everywhere. What is so significant about their engagement? Yes, both of them are famous but why media reported this news as if this is a global issue. What were these repetition means? Does media tried to tell us that these are the most significant events ever happened in Thailand? My fear is that when we have experience something frequently, intentionally or not, that thing might imprinted in our head subconsciously and become more importance in our perception.